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Intelligence Briefing: Coordinated Airstrikes Target TTP and Al-Qaeda Assets in Kandahar

Senior TTP Leaders Killed in Kandahar Airstrikes Amid Cross-Border Intelligence Cooperation

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Ajmal Sohail
Jul 16, 2025
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Maulvi Naqeebullah Agha, the TTP governor for Pishin district in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, who was also known as Mahmood Maulvi Sahib.

Exclusive: A series of precision airstrikes in Kandahar province have disrupted transnational militant logistics and leadership networks, signaling a deepening tactical alignment between the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani military, and potentially U.S. intelligence assets. These operations reflect a shifting security calculus in the region, with implications for Iran-backed militias and broader counterterrorism efforts.

🔍 Key Developments

  • June 11 Strike – Aino Mina Township, Kandahar An airstrike targeted a weapons and ammunition depot operated by the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense in Kandahar’s 11th security district.

    • Casualties:

      Among the dead was Maulvi Naqeebullah Agha (aka Mahmood Maulvi Sahib), the TTP-appointed governor of Pishin district in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

    • Operational Intent:

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